File & serve your Family Court documents

File your documents

When you apply to the Family Court or respond to someone else’s application, you will need to give documents to the court. This is called filing. All documents filed in Family Court must be printed single-sided.

You’ll find more specific information about filing documents under each section on this website – for example, apply for a Parenting Order or apply for a divorce.

How to file your documents

You can file documents by handing them in at your local court or mailing them to the court.

Filing fees

Contact us if you’re not sure

Serving your documents on the other person

The court will usually arrange to give a copy of the documents that you filed at court to the other people involved in the case. This is called serving documents.

If you're applying for a divorce on your own (a one-party dissolution of marriage), you'll need to arrange service yourself. You'll be given instructions on how to do this after you have filed the application.

Address for service

Many forms ask for an address for service. This is the address that’s used to serve documents to someone. Your lawyer can help you serve documents.